My writing process during this draft has been somewhat typical of how I write a research paper. I started by finding many sources, and after determining my working thesis, I started writing the main paper body. I […]

The Muppets’ Alice in Wonderland episode was originally presented through “The Muppet Show”. It retains this aspect of performance mixed with real life, for instance, the guest actress actually grows too large […]

In this chapter, Natalie Goldberg endorses the idea that rereading is the most useful tool for rewriting. However, she notes that rereading itself may not be enough – that is, the writer must also put time and […]

In Sondra Perl’s Understanding Composing, the author examines parts of the writing process that are not covered by the linear plan-write-revise process. One of these ideas that she discusses is recursive revision, […]

I started my experimentation with a copy of my section in Through the Looking Glass. My section is the first part of the chapter “Wool and Water“, which tells about Alice’s first encounter with the White Queen.
I […]

“Line up by family at the tables to register!”

I stand up, leaves crackling under my feet. Perhaps this is a good place to stop, to rebel, to say what I will no longer do what I would rather not. But really, […]

When in a state of eternal happiness (because have I ever been in love?), I pull out my box of tea from the cupboard, filled with leaves from Spain and England and obscure origins and choose one. Normally the […]

Helton and Sommers have a strong method of providing feedback on drafts using E/M/L, but the issue that I see with this method is that it cannot easily be applied to courses and assignments where drafts are not […]

1.) What are some problems with assigning letter grades to writing assignments, particularly drafts?

If students get a good/passable grade, often they won’t devote effort into making the draft better. Even if […]

If I was placed in a writing workshop hosted by Lamott or Goldberg, I’m not sure how I would respond. From reading their books, I imagine that they have no grading system, and no “classroom” type setting. Both […]

In Alice in Wonderland, the main character is led by the Gryphon to hear the Mock Turtle’s story. Alice is indigent that all of the characters in Wonderland order her around, but she follows Gryphon because she is […]

In his essay Fun?, Lex Runciman examines existing scholarship on writing and ponders the focus on difficulty and frustration as opposed to examination of the positive and rewarding parts of the writing process. On […]

To choose a piece of good writing is difficult – like telling someone to search for the subjectively right golden needle amongst a myriad of golden needles and bits of chaff. This writing that I have chosen may […]